BANGOR — Brendan York scored 15 points and top-seeded Central Aroostook (21-0) cruised to the Eastern Class D boys’ basketball championship Saturday afternoon with a 49-26 win over No. 2 Jonesport-Beals at the Bangor Auditorium. Jordan McLaughlin and Mike McClung each scored 12 points for the Panthers, who held Jonesport-Beals (18-2) nearly 50 points below […]
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Mid-Winter Classic canceled
The Mid-Winter Classic 10-mile road race, scheduled to be held Sunday morning in Cape Elizabeth, has been canceled in anticipation of another expected storm. After conferring with the Cape Elizabeth Police Department, race organizers made the decision to cancel the race Saturday evening, citing safety concerns. It’s the second time this month that a storm […]
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The preliminaries are over: York-Leavitt showdown time
They’ve been talking about this game all season. Ever since the first day of practice, everyone anticipated a Western Class B girls’ showdown between defending state champ York and fast-shooting Leavitt. And it’s finally here. The schools will play for the regional championship at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Both teams […]
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Basketball notebook: Semifinalists are named for state awards
The semifinalists for Mr. and Miss Basketball were announced Wednesday by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches. The 10 girls’ semifinalists are Keila Grigware, Biddeford; Rebecca Knight, McAuley; Hannah Pray, Central; Kayla Burchill, Deering; Mia Rapolla, Gorham; Courtney Anderson, Leavitt; Megan Phelps, Mt. Desert Island; Maggie Sabine, Oak Hill; Whitney Jones, Skowhegan; and Nicole Taylor, […]
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Eastern Class B girls: Medomak Valley advances to final
Alanna Vose scores 18 points to lead the Panthers to a 54-36 win over John Bapst.
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Basketball tournament roundup: Bulldogs shut down Bucs
AUGUSTA — There was some unspeakably ugly basketball going on, especially in the first half. But in the end, Hall-Dale won the same way it has won all season, with Taylor Massey, Carylanne Wolfington and a group of players who make the plays they need to. Massey finished with 24 points, Wolfington added 11, and […]
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Tournament notebook: Capers lose, but season was good one
The Cape Elizabeth’s girls’ basketball season ended in the Western Class B quarterfinals Tuesday with a 67-39 loss to second-ranked Leavitt. But Coach Chris Roberts couldn’t be more pleased with her team’s season. The Capers started two freshmen (Mary Perkins and Kate Miklavic) and a sophomore (Marlo Dell’Aquila), and finished 9-10. “I’m thrilled for the […]
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Western Class C girls: Livermore Falls hangs on, barely
AUGUSTA — Megan Therrien sank four free throws in the closing seconds, and third-ranked Livermore Falls survived a fourth-quarter comeback by No. 6 Dirigo, escaping with a 45-41 win in a Western Class C girls’ quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center. Livermore Falls (16-3) led 35-24 with about six minutes remaining, but 3-pointers by Alyssa […]
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Western Class D girls: Greenville ousts Seacoast Christian
AUGUSTA — Melissa Gilbert scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Greenville held on for a 43-33 win over fifth-ranked Seacoast Christian in a Western Class D girls’ quarterfinal Tuesday morning at the Augusta Civic Center. Greenville (13-6), the defending regional champion, led throughout, but Seacoast (10-8) closed to within a point several […]
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Tournament notebook: Maine coach catches games
Cindy Blodgett, the University of Maine women’s basketball coach, took in the first two games of the Western Class A girls’ quarterfinals Monday at the Portland Expo. Blodgett, who signed a two-year extension in September, wanted to not only see Rebecca Knight of McAuley, who will be playing for the Black Bears, but to check […]